4th November...

My sister took me to Destiny Church today. Basically it was just a video projection of a past church service at Precious Minds Montessori and High School at Calasiao, Pangasinan

Honestly, I loved the lecture. It told about all of us being born to love.

Selflessness. Unselfishness. Those are the true concepts of love. If every single person in this world is selfless, we would finally have world peace.

Ironically though, the pastor made a few comments about same sex relationships... about how God made Adam and Eve... not Adam and Steve. It left me thinking... if God created man to love, then why do we have a limit on WHO to love? Why can we only love people of the opposite sex? Piso for your thoughts?

I'm not a homosexual, nor will I ever be. But I don't judge people for who they love... and for who loves them in return. For me, that is their gift from God.

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I had it all planned out in my head... how I would help reform today's generation. A real teacher never gives up on the students, no matter how hopeless they may be.

My plan was to attend the service and listen to the lecture... then I will teach those lessons to my students. 10 minutes? 15 minutes? 30 minutes? That amount of time is already gold as to the lessons I can teach them about life.

But I wasn't planning on doing it as a member of Destiny Church. You don't have to be a Christian to teach children about right and wrong. You just have to be human.

Just like the first service I attended in Manila, the people ruined it in the end (for me, at least).

They asked who were there for the first time, so I raised my hand - knowing at the back of my mind what's coming next. They asked who was "ready" to accept Jesus in their hearts.

When they said that, I blinked. I was born into a Catholic family... and my parents raised me as a Christian. I have the confirmation certificate to prove it. Thus, I have accepted God... and Mary... and Jesus in my heart ever since I learned who they are... and I don't need a "church" to prove that to myself... and I don't need to prove it to anyone else.

I didn't raise my hand even after they asked twice... and I'm never going back there again knowing that they will ask that question every single time until I agree to be a member of Destiny Church.

I stand by my word. I will teach this generation of students. I want to make a difference.... without Religion... Because LOVE is created by God... but RELIGION is man's doing.

"Take a stand," said the Pastor for the lecture. This is my stand.